A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a deduction for excess allowable medical expenses for households having a member who is sixty years of age or older.

Summary

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to allow, for households containing one or more members 60 years of age or older, an excess medical deduction for the portion of the actual cost of allowable specified medical costs in excess of $35 a month, adjustable semiannually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.

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Timeline

1. 2 May 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 May 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 May 1979

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Sponsors

• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
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